Summer Styles, MacLean fashion

[creagdhubh]

Sandy...thanks for sharing the pics. I love the bright hose...and also the diced hose tops! As Matt mentioned your ability to coordinate contrasting colors/hose with your kilt...something hit me about your kilt. Your tartan is quite possibly the most universal tartan ever (I think BW might also fit that bill). The fact that it is virtually a solid color kilt with only black and white striping makes it so that you can coordinate it with any color you wish and not "clash." I think this is preferable to kilts that have 4-6 colors in them. I know there are many who say "don't worry about clashing," but I definitely feel that there are certain colors that just don't/wouldn't look good with my US Army kilt...orange for instance...but I could definitely see orange hose going absolutely fine with your kilt...or yellow...or black...or red...or claret...or tan....etc. You get the point!



David...I think it caught my eye in another thread as well...can you tell us about that open face buckle and where you got it. It's VERY unique and I like it alot. I think it reached back into history (rev war period) where buckles were commonly much wider than we are used to seeing these days.

McRostie of Glasgow, Ltd., makes fine, high-quality,"open faced" buckled, leather kilt belts in which you speak of. They also make gorgeous bridal leather day sporrans, in which I believe, Jock Scot owns a black one. They also make wonderful sporran straps, not chain straps, but beautifuly crafted, bridal leather straps. I know David possess items from McRostie, but I am unsure if the belt he is wearing in the photo is from there.

https://www.said.net/secure/mcrostie/index-shop.asp

Cheers,